MLB.com's Jane Lee blogs about the Oakland A's

Update on Duchscherer

4:00p.m.: Justin Duchscherer’s scheduled nerve ablation procedure for noon today has been delayed until tomorrow at 11:30am, according to Bob Geren — who couldn’t say why it was moved back. The A’s right-hander has been dealing with an irritated sacroiliac joint, which connects the base of the spine to the pelvic bone. He was bothered by the same problem last year while rehabbing from minor elbow surgery and has had three cortisone shots for the joint, but it is no longer responding to the treatment. The ablation will burn off the nerve ends of his SI joint using radio waves to produce heat that will destroy the nerve and relieve the pain. The right-hander insists it’s a minor setback and was told that recovery time usually varies from one day to one week, but the team has to be concerned given his injury history. Plus, the burnt nerve will eventually grow back, so it is possible Duchscherer will have to undergo the procedure again sometime down the line.

Also from Geren: Dallas Braden, one of 13 guys to take in a bullpen session today,threw 35 pitches and “looked good.” When I asked Braden about how his healing foot responded, he replied: “The arm feels great.” … Also making a strong impression was Tyson Ross. “His delivery looks cleaner and cleaner every time he’s out there,” Geren said. … While passing by, pitching coach Curt Young noted that both Pedro Figueroa and Fautino De Los Santos had good outings. The latter, who the A’s will be careful with because he had elbow surgery in 2008, showed off his breaking ball inbetween some hard strikes.

Weather forecasts indicate the rain may be gone for good, so the A’s will presumably be back out on the field tomorrow morning at 9:30 for stretching at Phoenix Muni. Three days ’til position players report…

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Good Luck to Justin Duchscherer on his nerve ablations. I’m going through that whole process now having had cortisone shots to no effect. Having SI injections to no effect. Nerve ablation to no effect. The next possibility is Prolotherapy treatment(injections). Beside the possibility of using a drx9000 machine to “stretch” out the lower back area that is giving me problems, I’m using an Inversion table to try to help this problem. As a groundskeeper for the Phillies, I need my back to be healthy, as does Justin for his pitching. Again, Good Luck.

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